Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c15.s2.t5.5
Indian Art: A History of Indian Art from the Earliest Times up to the Third Century A.D. c15.s2.t5.5
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The following scenes are depicted on the slabs found by Longhurst: 1. Bodhisattva in the Tushita Heaven being exhorted by the Devas to take birth on the earth. The Bodhisattva is seated in the centre on a throne with right leg flexed and left hanging down (ardhamahārājalīlāsana), with right hand in the attitude of accepting the request and a number of eight divine figures standing and seated around him. The composition is well conceived with a symmetry that is usual on the Veṅgi slabs and the neat beauty of the carvings is as attractive as possible; all the figures being embellished by conspicuous crowns and ornaments. The slab is framed on the top by a three-fold frieze consisting of a meandering lotus garland, a line of lions (Vyāghrapaṅkti) and a row of triratna symbols (triratna-paṅkti) (Longhurst, pl. XIX c).